Comments for Pectus Carinatum Exercises

Comment on Pectus Carinatum by Llewelyn

Llewelyn — Tue, 13 Sep 2016 08:14:22 +0000

I have this deformity and it has been destroying my life and my potential to reach certain goals. Ive tried to gym but couldn’t keep up the routine. any advice?

Comment on Exercises and Workouts by Russell Jensen

Russell Jensen — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 04:21:42 +0000

I never wore a brace myself. I thought about it but working out seemed to do the trick. I wouldn’t be surprised if you wore the brace and worked out a lot that you would see great results.

Comment on Exercises and Workouts by Hunter Smit

Hunter Smit — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 02:50:54 +0000

I started to notice mine around 15 and now at age 16 my doc recommends the brace but I don’t like wearing it during school and at night then Its hard to sleep. He said that I could work out which would help my chest to grow faster and correct itself if I wear the brace. Your story is practically the same as mine. I’m 6’3″ and about 150 I don’t like taking my shirt off either I feel diffrent Around other guys

Comment on Site-Map by Russell Jensen

Russell Jensen — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 23:29:40 +0000

I still have Pectus Carinatum the same as I did when I was a teenager. The only difference is that my muscle has help mask it, not cure it. Everyone still notices that my chest is different but it’s a 100 times better than it was when I was too skinny.

Comment on Exercises and Workouts by Russell Jensen

Russell Jensen — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 23:26:20 +0000

Your right. Bodybuilding at 13 is not a good thing. Your bones are not fully developed as a teenager and lifting weights can actually stunt your growth (so I’ve heard anyway). My parents wouldn’t let me lift weights until I was 16 years old. But they did encourage me to be active, do pushups, pullups, or any other sort of body weight exercise I could.

Comment on Site-Map by Francisco

Francisco — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 22:22:11 +0000

Hi, I have the same problem and because of that I do lots of exercise and I am lot better now in all aspects! I have problems with confidence with girls… they notice it… My question is, with your current body you dont have any vestiges of carinatum or do you? Are you really cured? Thank you very much!

Comment on Exercises and Workouts by TD

TD — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 21:03:06 +0000

Hi: My kid is 13 and he just was diagnosed with PC. I assume he’s too young to start serious bodybuilding/weight lifting. What do you recommend he start with until he’s older?

Comment on Exercises and Workouts by Russell Jensen

Russell Jensen — Fri, 21 Sep 2012 05:57:04 +0000

My best advice is to really read and study about proper posture while working out. It’s not going to fix your pecs from being asymmetrical but it will give you the best results possible. My left pec is also bigger than the right and it will probably always be that way. That is normal for most people with or without PC to some degree.

And in all honesty, your biggest critic is going to be you. Other people don’t notice your physical flaw nearly as much as you do. I think a lot of people with PC are better off than they think they are, including myself.

Comment on Exercises and Workouts by Paul P

Paul P — Sun, 16 Sep 2012 11:17:41 +0000

Thanks for all the advice. I’ve been training for almost half a year and but it seems my left pec is getting a lot larger than my right (the protusion is situated very slightly tp the right of my chest). Do you have any suggestions on how to even them out and are yours now more even after 3 years?

Comment on Exercises and Workouts by Russell Jensen

Russell Jensen — Tue, 28 Aug 2012 04:30:55 +0000

I would do some dips while leaning forward as much as you can to isolate your lower chest. Also check out youtube for lower chest cable exercises if you have access to a gym.